I took his hand and followed

So, lately, I've been so consumed with looking at December 14th, that I have forgotten about TODAY. I've been stressing myself out trying to plan plan plan....trying to raise what little money I can, raise money, money, money..and I've been forgetting that tomorrow(and December 14th) is not guaranteed, and even moreso after I read this poem the other day:

I Took His Hand and Followed

Mrs. Roy L. Peifer

My dishes went unwashed today,
I didn't make the bed,
I took his hand and followed
Where his eager footsteps led.
Oh yes, we went adventuring,
My little son and I...
Exploring all the great outdoors
Beneath the summer sky
We waded in a crystal stream,
We wandered through a wood...
My kitchen wasn't swept today
But life was gay and good.
We found a cool, sun-dappled glade
And now my small son knows
How Mother Bunny hides her nest,
Where jack-in-the-pulpit grows.
We watched a robin feed her young,
We climbed a sunlit hill...
Saw cloud-sheep scamper through the sky,
We plucked a daffodil.
That my house was neglected,
That I didn't brush the stairs,
In twenty years, no one on earth
Will know, or even care.
But that I've helped my little boy
To noble manhood grow,
In twenty years, the whole wide world
May look and see and know

Today, I followed my children - my kitchen and living room are a mess, we played outside, I pushed both kids on the swingset, sat down and watched Emma play blocks and let them stay up until 9PM. This poem applies to both my son and daughter. I've been convicted the last few days about revisiting my priority list and being content in today and where we are, here, today.

Anyway, I just thougt that I would share this poem. It's very touching. the picture I have with this is old, as you can see since Em's not a baby anymore, but it's such a precious picture and so innocent..like my kiddos.